US Says China Helping Moscow In Biggest Defense Expansion Since Soviet Era

The United States says that China under President Xi Jinping (R) is helping Russia, led by President Vladimir Putin (L), undertake its biggest military expansion since Soviet times (Credit: AFP)

China is helping Russia undertake its biggest military expansion since Soviet times, US officials said Friday, stepping up public pressure as concerns rise over Ukraine.

US officials are hoping the release of the intelligence will encourage European allies to press China, as Chancellor Olaf Scholz heads to Beijing this weekend and Group of Seven foreign ministers meet next week in Italy.